Hide/Show Desktop Icons

Just come across the post from this site on hiding or showing desktop icons. Recently, I tested a XP SP2 install (with updates till Feb 08), and found out that IE icon is missing from the Desktop.

The normal way to show it is via the Desktop Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop, then check the Internet Explorer. However, this has been missing after some Windows update.

The surest way it to read the articles from theeldergeek.com on how to enable it.

A quick summary:
HKCU > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer > HideDesktopIcons > NewStartPanel

Network Places: {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

My Computer: {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

My Documents: {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

Internet Explorer: {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

Recycle Bin: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Each is a DWORD value. A 0 (zero) will show the icon(s) and 1 (one) will hide the icon(s).

BTW, this also seems to work on Vista, but you'd need to create a 32-bit DWORD.

Cheers!